Straightforward, practical and simple employment law and industrial relations services informed by real world business experience. We make workplace law and IR workable for your business.

HI THERE. WE’RE WORKABLE LAW AND IR

We offer big firm experience without the big firm fuss. Kat, Workable Law’s principal has more than 14 years’ experience practicing solely in employment law and industrial relations in top-tier and in-house business environments. Kat was listed as a leading in-house employment and WHS lawyer in Doyles’ Guide in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Now with the addition of Suzy to the firm, we can offer strategic HR and ER consulting services as well.

Our clients have ranged from a peak business organisation, transport company, major services contractors, construction companies and one of Australia’s most recognisable financial institutions.

At Workable Law and IR we are focused on helping businesses big and small solve their employment, HR and IR issues and implement effective IR strategy.

Leading in house employment lawyer 2020 - Doyles guide

OUR MISSION

At Workable Law and IR, we help you solve workplace issues in a simple and compliant way.

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Let’s help you solve your employment issues and implement successful strategies for the future

Advice and assistance

Managing employee entitlements and employer obligations in Australia can be tricky. Let us help you simplify that. We can assist and advise you on performance management, termination of employment, modern award and pay queries, sale, purchase and transfer of business or anything else employment or HR related.


Disputes and litigation

Sometimes things go wrong. We are experts in assisting businesses manage disputes and defend claims including unfair dismissal, general protections, discrimination, sexual harassment, flexible work, contract and enterprise agreement disputes. We can assist you in the Fair Work Commission or the various state and Federal Courts.


Enterprise bargaining and IR strategy

Enterprise bargaining is becoming more complex in Australia. Workable law and IR can assist in drafting and interpreting enterprise agreements, representation in bargaining disputes, responding to industrial action, clarifying legal obligations and assisting in preparing or reviewing IR strategies.


Templates and training

We can draft employment contracts and HR policies which are tailored to your business. Alternatively purchase and instantly download our ready made templates from the template shop. We can also provide training on preventing sexual harassment at work (including new Respect@Work reforms), enterprise bargaining or any other employment and HR law matter you would like to address.


Compliance and risk assessment

The Australian workplace relations landscape is heavily regulated and we will help you be compliant. We can assist with labour hire licensing, whistleblower complaints, compliance audits, portable long service leave schemes and risk assessments


Consulting and secondments

We can offer short-term secondments, consulting and in-house like services to cover your business’ needs including project-specific work, staff shortages and staff leave.


Advocacy and submissions

We have experience and expertise in drafting submissions and advocating to regulators and government bodies in relation to legislative and other change. Kat has prepared submissions both on behalf of corporates and employer associations.


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